Background
Bennett, Joe Claude was born on December 12, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Claude and Clara Lucille (Clark) Bennett.
Bennett, Joe Claude was born on December 12, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Claude and Clara Lucille (Clark) Bennett.
Bachelor of Arts, Samford U., 1954; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1958; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alabama, 1992.
Intern, University Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, 1958-1959;
resident, University Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, 1959-1960;
research associate molecuar biology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1964;
senior research fellow division biology, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, 1964-1965;
assistant professor department medicine, associate professor department microbiology, assistant director division clinical immunology and rheumatology, U. Alabama Medical School, Birmingham, 1965-1970;
director division clinical immunology and rheumatology, U. Alabama Medical School, 1970-1983;
professor, department chairman microbiology, U. Alabama Medical School, 1970-1982;
professor, department chairman medicine, U. Alabama Medical School, 1982-1992;
Spencer Professor Medical Science, U. Alabama Medical School, since 1992;
director multipurpose arthritis center, U. Alabama Medical School, 1977-1984;
distinguished faculty lecturer, U. Alabama Medical School, 1979;
president, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1993-1996;
president, chief operating officer, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Birmingham, since 1996. Physician in chief U. Alabama Hospital. Visiting professor U. Missouri-Columbia School Medicine, 1987, U. Leiden, The Netherlands, 1988, Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, 1989, others.
Invited lecturer various universities, conferences including IX Pan-American Congress Rheumatology, Buenos Aires, 1986, U. Missouri-Columbia School Medicine, 1987, Cornell Medical School, 1986, U. Colorado, 1986. Member science advisory board Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, 1987-1989, Gorgas Memorial Institute Tropical and Preventive Medicine, since 1985, others. Member board health science policies, National Institutes of Health, NAS, since 1988.
(Based on Goldman & Bennett's authoritative CECIL TEXTBOOK...)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary N. Medical science nominating committee since 1989). Member American Board Internal Medicine (executive committee 1992), Federated Council of Internatl Medicine, Association of America Medical Colleges (advisory panel on biomedical research 1991-1992), Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, American College of Physicians (master 1990), American Association Immunologists, American Federation Clinical Research, American College Rheumatology (president 1981-1982, board directors planning group 1986-1987), American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Microbiology, more.
Married Nancy Miller, June 17, 1958. Children: Katherine Diane, Miller, Clark Barton.